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Exactly right, they also show the skill level of the other player. If they own the victorious skin, you know your in for a hard match.
And its true, putting them back in the store would kill the rarity, but Riot could make a lot of money off of it, for example, charging as much as a legendary skin might be which is almost 35 dollars or something.